Peru

Country in Americas

In brief

Industry, share of GDP: 34.3% (2024). World rank 37 of 200; in Americas, 5 of 42. Women in work or seeking work: 65% (2025). World rank 24 of 186; in Americas, 3 of 33. Imports, share of GDP: 21.9% (2025). World rank 163 of 184; in Americas, 25 of 31. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $189.8B → $334.9B, GDP per person $6,232 → $9,684, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $11,600 → $18,816. Better than all its neighbours (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador): Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $334.9B 2025
GDP per person: $9,684 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $18,816 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $8,430 2025
Inflation: +1.5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 52 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 7.5% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 34.3% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 50.9% 2024
Unemployment: 5.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 9.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 65% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 30% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 21.9% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +3.6% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 1.6% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 15.9% 2021
Currency: Peruvian Sol (PEN)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 40.1 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 5.1% 2024